January 20, 2011 - Study Published in The Journal of Neuroscience – Repligen Corporation (NASDAQ: RGEN) announced that it has entered into an exclusive license agreement with the University of California, Irvine (UCI) for a patent application covering the use of histone deacetylase 3 (HDAC3) inhibitors for the treatment of disorders involving preservation or extinction of memory including Alzheimer’s disease, memory impairment and post traumatic stress disorder. The patent application is based on work conducted at UCI by Dr. Marcelo A. Wood, which demonstrated that one of Repligen’s HDAC3 inhibitors improved both the acquisition and persistence of long-term memory in an animal model. These data were published in the January 12th issue of The Journal of Neuroscience in a manuscript entitled “HDAC3 Is a Critical Negative Regulator of Long-Term Memory Formation” (McQuown, S., et al., J. Neurosci. (2011) 31:764 –774). Under the terms of the license agreement, UCI will receive an upfront payment, development milestones and royalties upon successful commercialization of an HDAC3 inhibitor for certain memory disorders. Upon issue, the patent will remain in force until 2031 prior to any regulatory extensions... [PDF] Repligen's Press Release -
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Repligen Licenses Rights to Use of HDAC3 Inhibitors for Memory Disorders
January 20, 2011 - Study Published in The Journal of Neuroscience – Repligen Corporation (NASDAQ: RGEN) announced that it has entered into an exclusive license agreement with the University of California, Irvine (UCI) for a patent application covering the use of histone deacetylase 3 (HDAC3) inhibitors for the treatment of disorders involving preservation or extinction of memory including Alzheimer’s disease, memory impairment and post traumatic stress disorder. The patent application is based on work conducted at UCI by Dr. Marcelo A. Wood, which demonstrated that one of Repligen’s HDAC3 inhibitors improved both the acquisition and persistence of long-term memory in an animal model. These data were published in the January 12th issue of The Journal of Neuroscience in a manuscript entitled “HDAC3 Is a Critical Negative Regulator of Long-Term Memory Formation” (McQuown, S., et al., J. Neurosci. (2011) 31:764 –774). Under the terms of the license agreement, UCI will receive an upfront payment, development milestones and royalties upon successful commercialization of an HDAC3 inhibitor for certain memory disorders. Upon issue, the patent will remain in force until 2031 prior to any regulatory extensions... [PDF] Repligen's Press Release -
